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Amazon.com Announces the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in the US

(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Just in time for Valentine's Day, today Amazon.com
unveiled its annual list of the 20 most romantic cities in the US—with
Knoxville, Tenn. taking the top spot. Amazon also launched a new feature
this year—50 Great American Love Stories—an editorially chosen list of
essential reads about love in all its forms, state by state.

After compiling sales data of romance novels and relationship books
(Kindle books and print books); romantic comedy movies (digital and
DVDs); a collection of romantic music from Dean Martin, Barry White,
Luther Vandross, Maxwell and Miguel (CDs and MP3s); along with sexual
wellness products, from Jan. 1, 2012-Jan. 23, 2013 on a per capita basis
in cities with over 100,000 residents, the top 20 most romantic cities
in the US are:

1. Knoxville, Tenn.

11. Round Rock, Texas

2. Alexandria, Va.

12. Clearwater, Fla.

3. Miami, Fla.

13. Las Vegas, Nev.

4. Orlando, Fla.

14. Salem, Ore.

5. Cincinnati, Ohio

15. Erie, Pa.

6. Vancouver, Wash.

16. Everett, Wash.

7. Dayton, Ohio

17. Rochester, N.Y.

8. Murfreesboro, Tenn.

18. Clarksville, Tenn.

9. Columbia, S.C.

19. Tallahassee, Fla.

10. Pittsburgh, Pa.

20. Billings, Mont.

According to Amazon's “romantic” data:

For the second year in a row, Knoxville took the first place spot.

According to Amazon customers' purchase habits, Boise, Idaho is the
least romantic city in the US.

For the fourth year in a row, Miami is the sexiest city in the US,
winning the top spot in the sexual wellness category. Cambridge, Mass.
and Alexandria, Va. round out the top three.

The big movers and shakers this year were Round Rock, Salem and
Billings, who didn't make the top 20 list in 2012.

Amazon's 50 Great American Love Stories feature includes the Amazon Book
Editors' picks for enduring tales of love of all kinds, set in every
state in the union. It includes classic tales of romance like Gone
with the Wind and The Age of Innocence, along with modern
classics like Cold Mountain and The Fault in Our Stars,
and even the controversial thriller Gone Girl.

“With 50 Great American Love Stories, we wanted to pay tribute to all
the ways love shapes our lives,” said Sara Nelson, Editorial Director of
Books and Kindle at Amazon.com. “From novels of romance and consuming
passion, to twisted tales of love gone wrong, to portrayals of the
complicated bonds between family and friends, these books are all, one
way or another, about love.”

Amazon.com, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the
World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection.
Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company,
where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy
online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices.
Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished
and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games;
Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids &
Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports &
Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides
Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure
services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which
developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle
Paperwhite is the most-advanced e-reader ever constructed with 62% more
pixels and 25% increased contrast, a patented built-in front light for
reading in all lighting conditions, extra-long battery life, and a thin
and light design. The new latest generation Kindle, the lightest and
smallest Kindle, now features new, improved fonts and faster page turns.
Kindle Fire HD features a stunning custom high-definition display,
exclusive Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers, high-end, laptop-grade
Wi-Fi with dual-band support, dual-antennas and MIMO for faster
streaming and downloads, enough storage for HD content, and the latest
generation processor and graphics engine—and it is available in two
display sizes—7” and 8.9”. The large-screen Kindle Fire HD is also
available with 4G wireless, and comes with a groundbreaking $49.99
introductory 4G LTE data package. The all-new Kindle Fire features a 20%
faster processor, 40% faster performance, twice the memory, and longer
battery life.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly
from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to
competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international
expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment and
data center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements,
acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system
interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments
and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect
Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.